"Baptism by Fire"
Vic takes drastic measures to track down Lem's killer; Claudette is under intense political scrutiny in wake of the San Marcos murders; Danny receives good news, as Tina has an unusual opportunity.
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"The New Guy"
Claudette offers Vic a chance to keep his job; an unsolved case from Dutch and Claudette's past comes back to haunt them; an influential businessman may further Aceveda's political aspirations.
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"Haunts"
In a rush to avenge Lem's murder, Vic discovers he may have killed the wrong man; Shane confesses the truth to Mara to save his strained relationship; Dutch makes headway in the serial-rapist case.
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"The Math of the Wrath"
Vic learns he's being forced out of his job; Shane crosses the line when he has a romantic interlude with the daughter of an Armenian mob boss; Claudette begins to question Hiatt's loyalty.
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"Spanish Practices"
Vic and Aceveda form an unlikely alliance to expose a mutual enemy; Hiatt's job is in jeopardy; Billings drops a bombshell on Claudette and the department; Shane's loyalty to the Armenians is put to the test.
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Premise
Vic Mackey is a rogue cop in an experimental division of the Los Angeles Police Department, willing to sink to the criminals' level in order to take them on -- but his misdeeds eventually come home to roost. He breaks the law to, in his mind, bring some semblance of order to a chaotic world.